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1. Why 99% of Entrepreneurs Fail: Because they don't do anything (jessicamah.com)
94 points by astrec on Jan 21, 2009 | 61 comments
2. Old (github.com/raganwald)
83 points by raganwald on Jan 21, 2009 | 18 comments
3. Congrats to Condi Rice, Joe Biden and Obama, all of whom became President today. (washingtoncitypaper.com)
70 points by yummyfajitas on Jan 21, 2009 | 30 comments
4. Clever screenshot app turns your desktop into Photoshop layers (layersapp.com)
69 points by bprater on Jan 21, 2009 | 33 comments
5. Joss Whedon's Top Writing Tips (dannystack.blogspot.com)
56 points by curtis on Jan 21, 2009 | 13 comments
6. Clinical trials: Unfavorable results often go unpublished (scienceblog.com)
51 points by crocus on Jan 21, 2009 | 20 comments
7. Any way to "hack" the Google Lunar X Prize?
47 points by ryanwaggoner on Jan 21, 2009 | 63 comments
8. The future of Lisp... (12monkeys.co.uk)
42 points by hassy on Jan 21, 2009 | 47 comments
9. Three years undercover with the identity thieves (infoworld.com)
40 points by ccraigIW on Jan 21, 2009 | 6 comments
10. Ask YC/HN: What's a problem you'd like to see someone solve?
39 points by Mystalic on Jan 21, 2009 | 189 comments
11. 256 colors on the Linux terminal (enigmacurry.com)
35 points by kmt on Jan 21, 2009 | 15 comments
12. Where Are the AB Testing Frameworks? (spiteful.com)
35 points by jbyers on Jan 21, 2009 | 12 comments
13. Useful PHP Tools (smashingmagazine.com)
33 points by twampss on Jan 21, 2009 | 6 comments
14. Heyzap Embeds Video Games Anywhere [video] (hyveup.blogspot.com)
33 points by immad on Jan 21, 2009 | 11 comments
15. Ask HN: First freelance job. Any tips on contracts?
28 points by ballpark on Jan 21, 2009 | 20 comments
16. Ask HN: What software do you use to make screencasts for you product?
26 points by psaccounts on Jan 21, 2009 | 23 comments
17. When in doubt, turn to _why (judofyr.net)
26 points by judofyr on Jan 21, 2009 | 27 comments
18. Drawing in html without using canvas, svg or vml (etoleto.com)
24 points by dw0rm on Jan 21, 2009 | 15 comments
19. Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. (drinkingfor.com)
23 points by spoiledtechie on Jan 21, 2009 | 49 comments
20. How Canadian ISPs throttle the Internet (arstechnica.com)
23 points by nreece on Jan 21, 2009 | 25 comments
21. Ask HN: How to handle a potential sudden huge traffic load tonight?
23 points by dangrover on Jan 21, 2009 | 31 comments
22. X# - XML Oriented programming language (xsharp.org)
21 points by axod on Jan 21, 2009 | 50 comments
23. Ask YC: How can you recruit and reward non-founder programmers at early stages?
21 points by netherben on Jan 21, 2009 | 27 comments
24. Hilarious Ubuntu/Linux experience parody (wikia.com)
18 points by critic on Jan 21, 2009 | 13 comments
25. $3B Rumored for NSF (blogs.sciencemag.org)
17 points by npk on Jan 21, 2009 | 4 comments
26. Innovation Doesn't Take a Vacation in an Economic Downturn (ventureblog.com)
16 points by daveambrose on Jan 21, 2009 | 3 comments
27. The Day Live Web Video Streaming Failed Us (techcrunch.com)
15 points by pclark on Jan 21, 2009 | 30 comments
28. All Souls: The toughest test you’ll ever take (mssv.net)
15 points by frisco on Jan 21, 2009 | 16 comments
29. Win 5% Startup Ownership by making a Kick-ass Design (kakuteru.com)
14 points by getp on Jan 21, 2009 | 21 comments
30. Ask HN: review my app whereslunch.org
14 points by gregstoll on Jan 21, 2009 | 33 comments

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